VIRILISATION

masculinization, masculinisation, virilization, virilisation

(noun) the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

virilisation (countable and uncountable, plural virilisations)

Alternative form of virilization

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

10 March 2025

FABLED

(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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